Clara Peller
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Clara Peller (August 4, 1902 – August 11, 1987), was an American who, as a senior citizen, starred in the legendary "Where's the beef?" advertisement for Wendy's fast-food restaurant chain. Peller's "Where's the beef" line became an instant catchphrase, with even presidential candidate Walter Mondale using it. Her celebrity also brought her to WrestleMania 2, where she served as a guest timekeeper.
Popular belief is that she lost her role with the Wendy's company after she appeared in a dog food ad, proudly proclaiming "I found the beef!" The actual reason for her termination from Wendy's was an ad for Prego spaghetti sauce in 1985 in which she exclaimed "I found it!" and "I finally found it!", in reference to "Where's the beef?"
She made an appearance in the low-rated, low-budget 1985 Neal Israel comedy, Moving Violations, along side John Murray, Sally Kellerman, Fred Willard and Jennifer Tilly, where she played the straightman friend to Nedra Volz's character who was a haphazard driver needing to renew her license at traffic school. In that film, Peller uttered "Where's the bags?"- a reference to her Wendy's commercials fame.
Peller died at the age of 85 on August 11, 1987 in her native city of Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Jewish Waldheim Cemetery.
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